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The user of this database and anyone considering using any of the information on this website must make and rely on their own care, skill, enquiries, assessment and judgment as to the accuracy of the information or any part of it that they may rely on prior to agreeing and making bouts. Laight will never receive significant recognition for tallying pro fights, and arguably nor should he. What do you guys think? A Celebration of Boxing Closet Classics. He has been an elector for the International Boxing Hall of Fame since and is also a writer, researcher and punch-counter for CompuBox, Inc. Leamington Best Senior Male: So, my amateur record matters to me but career wise it doesn.

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At the very least, try to throw more than your opponent or at least make it appear that way. No dragging our feet around like a loser and especially no looking down at the ground when we returned to our corners. I fought last month late January in the Golden Gloves in my local community and I got robbed big time. Visit our adblocking instructions page. I work 15 hours a day at the butchers. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.

Table of contents Expanded. Because of that the two-time gold medalist with the sparkling amateur record lost a split decision that upset the 9-to-2 odds in his favor. He has been an elector for the International Boxing Hall of Fame since and is also a writer, researcher and punch-counter for CompuBox, Inc. However, boxing was his passion and Anthony quickly rose through the ranks. Jul 23, Messages: Tim Chan , Nov 18, Originally lampooned as an effort by upper and middle-class gentlemen to co-opt a traditionally working class sport, the safer, "scientific" style of boxing found favor in schools, universities and in the armed forces, although the champions still usually came from among the urban poor.